Jeremiah 3:18-23

18In those days the nation of Judah will live with the nation of Israel. They will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave their ancestors as their own property.

19“I wanted to treat you like children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful property among the nations. I thought that you would call me Father and wouldn’t turn away from me.

20But like a wife who betrays her husband, so you, nation of Israel, betrayed me,” declares the Lord.

21The sound of crying is heard on the hills. It is the crying and the pleading of the people of Israel. They have become crooked and have forgotten the Lord their God.

22“Come back, you rebellious people, and I will forgive you for being unfaithful.” Here we are! We have come to you because you are the Lord our God.

23Truly, the noise from the hills, from the mountains, is the noise of false worship. Truly, the Lord our God will rescue us.